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10.08.2021

Creamy Mascarpone

This classic Mediterranean treat tastes heavenly! Bring the sweet taste of summer to your table.

Ingredients

  • Packet of MILRAM UHT whipping cream 30% fat, at room temperature
  • 1/2 a lemon
  • 1 coffee dripper plus a filter bag
  • A container for the whey (bowl/glass)

 

Alternativ:

 

  • 1 pot of MILRAM fresh bakery cream
  • 20 ml lemon juice concentrate
  • 1 sieve with cotton gauze/fine cheese cloth/muslin

 

Optional:

 

  • Some yoghurt or milk
  • Your favorite fruit, e.g. strawberries
  • Some sugar/sugar substitutes
  • Cookies to dip
Do it yourself

1. Juice the lemon, or get the lemon juice concentrate ready.
1. Juice the lemon, or get the lemon juice concentrate ready.
2a) Gradually mix the UHT cream with the lemon juice until it’s creamy, then let it stand for 3 minutes. The acid coagulates the protein and the cream begins to curdle and thicken.
2a) Gradually mix the UHT cream with the lemon juice until it’s creamy, then let it stand for 3 minutes...
2b) Put the fresh cream in a saucepan and heat it to approx. 80 – 90°C while stirring. Then add the lemon juice and let it steep for 10 minutes at a low heat. Here too, the cream will curdle and thicken. Then let the cream cool down to room temperature (approx. 15 min).
2b) Put the fresh cream in a saucepan and heat it to approx. 80 – 90°C while stirring. Then add...
3. Pour the cream and lemon mixture into a dripper or sieve lined with muslin, with a bowl beneath it to catch the whey. Leave it in the refrigerator for at least 8 hours – or overnight.
3. Pour the cream and lemon mixture into a dripper or sieve lined with muslin, with a bowl beneath it to catch...
4. The mascarpone (the curd) has now separated from the liquid (sour whey) and can be removed from the filter. If you find it is too solid, stir some of the liquid back in again.
4. The mascarpone (the curd) has now separated from the liquid (sour whey) and can be removed from...
5. All tiramisu recipes are based on mascarpone. But you can also mix it with yoghurt, fruit and sugar to create a heavenly dessert, topped with your favorite fruit.
5. All tiramisu recipes are based on mascarpone. But you can also mix it with yoghurt, fruit and sugar...